Hurricane Nolo Pulls Away From Hawaii as Category 3 Polo Bears Down on Baja California

Mason's ledger flagged Hurricane Nolo at 95 knots near 20.5, -164.2, but the reporting on hand shows a storm already in retreat by the time these accounts were filed. According to [1] and [2], Nolo was situated far southwest of Hawaii and pulling away from the Big Island by Sunday evening, with maximum sustained winds reported near 105 mph (165 kph) — a figure that converts to roughly 91 knots, broadly consistent with the estate's reading but reflecting a storm already past its most dangerous approach. Despite moving away, Nolo left hazards behind. High-wind warnings, wind advisories and high-surf advisories remained active across parts of the Big Island through Sunday evening, according to both [1] and [2]. Forecasters warned that Nolo's outer rainbands could still trigger severe flooding and landslides, with parts of the island facing up to 20 inches (50 centimetres) of rainfall, and heavy rain expected on neighbouring islands as well, per [1]. The human cost was already visible before Nolo's rains arrived. Residents of the Big Island are still recovering from Hurricane Lala, a separate, earlier storm that pushed roughly 100 homes off their foundations, according to [1] and [2]. In Naalehu, at the island's southern point, resident Peggy McKibbin surveyed silt-covered roads and pointed to lingering damage from Lala — a wiped-out bakery, fire station and hardware store — telling reporters "everyone has been very much affected by this," according to [2]. In response, more than 120 National Guard members were deployed as part of roughly 400 activated statewide after Hawaii's governor declared an emergency, according to [1] and [2]. President Trump approved federal disaster relief, allowing FEMA to coordinate support and funding, both sources report. Meanwhile, attention in the source material centres heavily on Hurricane Polo, a Category 3 storm with 125 mph (205 kph) winds bearing down on Mexico's Baja California peninsula, according to [1] and [2]. Polo was forecast to make landfall overnight Sunday into Monday, threatening life-threatening flooding and mudslides before crossing to the Mexican mainland and potentially bringing rain to the US Southwest later in the week. Coastal communities including Puerto San Carlos and San Juanico were bracing for storm surge and evacuations, with Mexican naval vessels and army personnel deployed to assist, according to [1]. National Weather Service lead forecaster Bob Oravec attributed the unusually active Pacific season — with Nolo, Polo, Lala and newly formed Tropical Storm Rachel all in play — to El Niño conditions, which tend to boost tropical storm and hurricane formation in the region, according to both [1] and [2]. For Wayne's purposes: the instrument reading on Nolo appears to have caught the storm on its way down, not up. The reported wind speed of 105 mph (91 knots) sits below the 95-knot trigger figure, and both wire reports describe Nolo as weakening and moving away from Hawaii rather than intensifying. There is no indication in the material of any new landfall threat from Nolo itself — the active hurricane in this story is Polo, off Mexico. What to watch next: Polo's landfall track across Baja California and onto the Mexican mainland, and whether its remnants bring flooding to the US Southwest later in the week, as forecasters flagged in [1] and [2].